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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 11/29/17

Applications Due02/28/18

Vacancy ID45741

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleLicensed Practical Nurse, Capital District Psychiatric Center, P17671

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade10

Bargaining UnitISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $37366 to $45857 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Variable

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 3 PM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Capital District Psychiatric Center

75 New Scotland Ave

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12208

Minimum Qualifications Open to all qualified candidates:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the eligible list for this title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity:
Candidates must be a qualified employee of NYS and have had one year of permanent competitive or §55 b/c service as a Licensed Practical Nurse; OR have had one year of permanent competitive or §55 b/c service in a title approved for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law;

OR

Candidates must be a qualified employee of NYS, possess current licensure and registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in NYS, have one year of permanent competitive or §55 b/c service in a title within two salary grades of Licensed Practical Nurse, and have status on the Licensed Practical Nurse eligible list;

OR

Open Competitive/Continuous Recruitment Opportunity:

Candidates must possess one of the following:

• a license and current registration to practice as a
Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State;

OR

• a limited permit to practice as a Practical Nurse in New
York State*;

OR

• an application on file for a limited permit to practice as
a Practical Nurse in New York State. (You must be
appointed immediately following graduation from an
approved school of practical nursing in New York State
to qualify under this option.*)

*Note: If you are appointed with a limited permit or an application on file for a limited permit, you MUST obtain your license within ONE year of the date your limited permit was issued or steps will be taken to remove you from the position.

To apply as an open competitive candidate, please complete the New York State Application (http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it with your other application materials.

Duties Description As a Licensed Practical Nurse under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you would be involved in the treatment of patients/residents. Duties include but are not limited to:

• administer medications and injections;
• perform tube feedings;
• hang IVs;
• collect blood samples if certified for venipuncture;
• provide colostomy care;
• observe patients and report changes in their condition;
• take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and
blood pressure;
• obtain specimens for analysis and perform other
medical procedures as ordered by a physician
• prepare and apply simple dressings
• bathe and feed patients/residents
• care for patients/residents and their quarters by
performing such tasks as making beds, changing linen,
lifting and moving patients/residents and caring for
their personal effects

Notes:

1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration
once you are appointed, action will be taken to
remove you from the position.

2. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain
employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded
individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State
Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from
any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If
you are appointed and subsequently listed as an
excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or
excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted
program), you may be terminated from your
employment.

3. If appointed you may be required to become an
enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your
employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration
System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to
the degree necessary to allow for your services to be
billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are
appointed and you lose the ability to bill through
Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from
your employment.

Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

Additional Comments:

Generous benefit package includes:

• Paid vacation leave
• Paid personal leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Tuition Aid
• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision care benefits
• Membership in the New York State and Local
Employees' Retirement System, and
• Various savings plan programs.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax (518) 549-6611

Email Address shay.valigorsky@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Capital District Psychiatric Center

75 New Scotland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12208

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease indicate the Title, Vacancy ID # and Location of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email or fax. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it along with your other application materials via fax, mail or the Human Resources email address noted above.

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf

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